The Department of Taxation has announced that the tax cap rate for the 2016/2017 fiscal year is .2% for all properties: residential (owner and non-owner occupied), commercial, land and personal property. This excludes new construction or property that has a change of use.
A new study has warned that if a woman drinks in the first six weeks of pregnancy she risks permanent damage to her unborn baby. Drinking alcohol at between three and six weeks pregnant can cause symptoms similar to foetal alcohol syndrome, the experts warned. Past studies have found exposure to alcohol during pregnancy can damage a baby, increasing the risk of a child suffering learning disabilities and congenital deformities.
Work-place chemicals that are fat soluble such as pesticides, cleaning agents and some adhesives are capable of crossing the placenta and can be harmful to the pregnant woman. They are better avoided. Exposure to large doses of x-ray radiation can cause harmful effect to the baby during the first trimester. X-rays are generally not encouraged in the first trimester but the doses of x-ray radiation emitted by modern machines are quite small and may not have any significant ill-effect.